Harry potter and the order of the pheonix

well well well, it seems I am re reading harry potter for the umteenth time. I love that series. Out of all of them, I feel this might have been the book that people liked the least, but really, it supplies a solid backround for the next two books. without the * spoiler * Death of sirius black, harry's godfather, he wouldn't have been so prompted to want to make a change and fight all out against voldemort, it wouldn't have set the, harry ron hermione alone backdrop for book 7, they could have just stayed with sirius. If he haden't gone out with Cho, then he wouldn't have gone into hogsmede, and began to have gotten jelous of Ginny. As well, without sirius's death, aberforth couldn't have sent dobby to help harry at malfoy mannor, because sirius would have seen it but not have been able to apparate in. As well, dobby wouldn't have died, and harry would have someone to go to after dumbledores death * spoiler * events of the fith book, many events couldn't have occured. as well, it expressed the fact that the trio is growing up, and with them, really promotes the oncomming darkness of the series. Sort of the maturity of the books, and those of us who grew up with the series know that as we grew, so did the books. The themes of loss and dispair began to change too, but also the theme that provides closure in the seventh book, the idea of not just friend ship, but that they have "something worth fighting for". Also, it begins to promote the idea that voldemort has alot more to him then just an evil antagonist. * In the sixth book we find tha voldemort like harry was an abused "orphan", as Voldemort's father was as good as dead. Voldemorts life reflects the alternet life of harry. He could have channeled his anger and fear and dispair in an evil course, but he chose not to, he chose to not hide, like voldemort hides "behind the mask of lord voldemort, for which he has hidden for so long." Albus dumbledore. It also sets up dumbledores great weakness, it proves he can fail, and is a major loss of innocence part, he realizes dumbledore cannot solve everything and resents him for it.